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2 Old HSK word(s): 铲 ** C chan3 spade/ shovel 锹 ** D qiao1 spade


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锹 shovel

call a spade a spade, unequivocally 256 Cautious and careless 谨慎, 疏忽 (jǐnshèn, shūhū)

7 一是一, 二是二 [-] yī shì yī, èr shì èr (1-is-1, 2-is-2) call a spade a spade, unequivocally: 他这个人非常诚实, 说话做事~. He is a very honest person who is incapable of pretending. '
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Hsk Characters:
HSK -Characters and beyond:

30 Languages ChineseVietnamese
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锸 + 鍤 + + spade, shovel / marking pin 金,钅 臿 Gold (Metal) 臿 (ENTHÜLSEN) cha1
铲 + 鏟 + + spade, shovel, trowel, scoop 金,钅 产 Gold (Metal) 产 (PRODUZIEREN) chan3
铧 + 鏵 + + spade, shovel, plowshare 金,钅 华 Gold (Metal) 华 (PRÄCHTIG) hua2
耜 + 耜 + + spade-shaped tool / plow 耒 耜 Plow 耜 (PFLUG) si4



SPADE: Tool having a flat and sharp metal tip and a wooden handle used to break, dig and move the earth. Agriculture and vegetation


* spade: (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) Spaten

* spade: (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) Pik



* ace of spades: (the playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip) Pik-Ass {n}, Pikass {n}

* call a spade a spade: (to speak the truth) das Kind beim Namen nennen

* in spades: (to excess) in höchstem Maße

* king of spades: (playing card) Pik-König {m}

* queen of spades: (playing card) Pik-Dame {f}

* spade: (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) Spaten

* spade: (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) Pik

* spades: (spade) SEE: spade ::

* spades: (suit of playing cards) Pik {n}, Pique {n}



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